The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-24

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a hag-of-truce boat: told him he would
have to wait for several DAYS, and he
| seemed troubled. / asked him & akf
had any money; this / did becaat
| was then our habit to furnish fef
gees with money If. fh6y had none
Then Davenport came In and handed
me note (which Davenport testified
to- telling me that he knew Lester
and that he was scoundrel.
Congregational Proceedings.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The presid-
ing officer laid before the Senate the
resolutions of the Maine Legislature in
regard to trade relations with Canada
Laid on the table. The preamble states
that the Dominion Government has
placed such Interpretation on existing
treaties as to abridge greatly the just
rights and privileges of American fish
ernen in Canadian waters, and theiI
treatment has been a direct violation
of the principles of the country and
good neighborhOod, and the resolutions
favor the enactment of such laws and
the adoption of such rules and regula-
tioRs, and the strict enforcement of the
same as will place Canadian fishermen
within the jurisdiction of the United
States under the same interdictions as
American fishermen are subjected to in
Canadian waters, and also that such
increased duty be levied on fish from
Canada as practically to exclude Cana
dian fishermen from the advantage of
American markets.
Edmunds presented the conference
report on the Utah Polygamy bill in the
shape of a substitute for both the SEN
glt a N No h do
bate the conference report was agreed
to. Yeas, 81; nays, Ii, as follows:
Yeas - Allison, Bowen, Cameron,
Cheney, COckrell, Colquitt, Conger, Gull
lom, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts, Farwell,
Frye, George, Hale, Harrison, Hawley,
Ingalls, and Jones, of Arkansas: Jones
of Nevada, Mcpherson, Mcmillan,
Malone, Henderson. Maxey, Miller,
Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan, Morrill,,
Platt, Pugh, Sabin, Sawyer, Spooner,
Walthall, Williams, and Wilson Of
Iowa-37.
Nays-Blackburn, Brown, Butler,
Call, Coke, Gibson, Hampton, Harris,
Hoar, Kenna, Ransom, Vance and
Whitthorne-13.
Pairs were announced between Berry
and Teller, Vest and Plumb, and Van
Wyck and Gray. The bill now goes to
the President.
The first six sections of the bill apply
to prosecution for bigamy, adultery
etc., and make the wife of a husband a
competent witness but not to be COM
eighth sections apply to the powers of
court commissioners and of the marshal
and deputy marshal. The ninth and
tenth sections apply to the
marriage ceremony. They require
certificates, properly authenticated,
to be recorded in the Office of the Pro
bate court. The eleventh section dis
approves and annuls all territorial laws
recognizing the capacity of illegitimate
children to inherit or be entitled to any
distributiVe share in the estate of the
father. The twelfth section disap-
proves and annuls territorial laws con-
ferring jurisdiction upon probate
courts with certain eXceptions.) The
thirteenth section makes it the duty of
the Attorney General of the
United States to institute proceedings
to escheat the United States the prop
erty of corporations obtained or held in
violation of section of the act of July,
1862; the proceeds of such eScheat to be
applied to the use and benefit of COM
mon schools i'll the territory. The four
teenth section regulates the pro-
ceedings in such cases. The fif-
tenth section disapproves and an
nuls all laws of the Legislative
| assembly creating or continuing the
Perpetual Emigration Fund Company
and dissolves that corporation. The
| sixteenth section directs proceedings
for the disposition of the property and
assets of the Emigration Fund Com.
pany. Al4such property in excess OF
! debts and lawful claims is to escheat tC
| the United States for the benefit OF
common schools in the territory. The
seventeenth section diSapproYeS
and annuls the acts of the
| Legislative assembly incorporating OF
providing for the Church of Jesus Christ
orOLatter Day Saints, and dissolves
that corporation. 1t makes it the duty
of the Attorney General of the United
States to institute legal proceedings Il
wind up the affairs of the corporation
The eighteenth section makes provision
| for the endowment of widows who arr
| to have one-third of the incom,
of the estate as their dover
Section 10 gives to the President TIT
appointment of a probate judge in eacl
county. Section 20 makes it unlawful
for any women to vote in any election
and annuls the acts of the Legislativ,
ASSEMBLY which permit female suffrage
The four next sections make provisions
as to elections and require of voters al
1 OdlA VI " sup
port the Constitution and ODE,
the laws, especially the anti
polygamy act of March -, 1882 ant
this act. Section % abolishes the offict
of Territorial Superintendent of Dis
trict Schools, and makes it the duty o
the Supreme Court of the Territory t.
appoint Commissioner of Schools
Section 26 gives to all religious societie
sects and congregations the RICH
LA11
pointed by a probate court
real property for houses of worship ant
parsonages. The twenty-seventh ant
last section annuls all territorial law
for the organization of the militia o
for the creation of the Nauvoo Legion
and gives the Legislative Assembly O
Utah power to pass laws for OrganiZin
the militia, subject to the approval Q
Congress. The general officers of tn
militia are to be appointed by the Gov
ernor of the Territory, with the advic
and consent of the council.
. The Senate then proceeded to tin
consideration of the River and HarbC
bill. The bill reported by the commit
tee on commerce as substitute for tn
bill passed by the House, was read an
the various amendments were offere
by the chairman of the committee. NJ
Mcmillan, and were adopted. Thes
were generally an increase OF the n
J counts of various items.
. Edmunds moved to strike out seetiO
5, which provides for the acquiremeI
!, by condemnation of land or materi:
necessary in the prosecution
2 works of improvement 1.-THE proviS
2 authorizing the Secretary of w;
when the price asked by the own,
l shall be reasonable, to purchase IL
7 property without further delay. He +
I. garded that as very extraordinary an
dangerous power to be given to Il
Secretary of War.
Mcmillan said he did not favor Il
D provision, nor did he favor the THU
n section at all. After some discussion
the motion to strike out was defeate
!. Yeas, Il; nays 37,-but the section az
d proviso We're both modified by strikiI
t out the words ''or material. IYithol
q dispOsing of the bill, the Senate a
journed until tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
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